| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Annual Winter Trek 2: A Plant Collector’s Winter GardenPresented by Lower Merion Conservancy at Henry Foundation February 4, 2012 The winter tradition continues as the Lower Merion Conservancy partners with Bridlewild Trails Association, the Henry Foundation for Botanical Research, Palace Mission, and Riverbend Environmental Education Center to present a series of free hikes for adults and children ages 8 and up.
Enjoy the company of friends during a brisk walk through the treasured fields and forests of Lower Merion! Discover the sights and sounds of the winter landscape in a garden created by renowned... | Lower Merion Conservancy | 02/04/12 | Gladwyne |
Pa Bouje Ankò: Don’t Move Again by Laura HeymanPresented by Philadelphia Photo Arts Center at Philadelphia Photo Arts Center December 1, 2011-February 4, 2012 The Philadelphia Photo Arts Center is pleased to announce its first solo exhibition, Pa Bouje Ankò: Don’t Move Again by Laura Heyman. She is an associate professor of photography in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts. For this ongoing project, Heyman travels to Port-au-Prince, Haiti and creates a roaming formal portrait studio. Heyman operates an outdoor photo studio in a particular neighborhood for a number of days before moving to another... | Philadelphia Photo Arts Center | 12/01/11-
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| Allison Mars Project | Allison Mars Project | 02/04/12 | Essington |
| Union League Open House | Union League of Philadelphia | 02/04/12 | Philadelphia |
Dance Your Heart OutPresented by Tredyffrin Public Library at Tredyffrin Public Library February 4, 2012 Put on your dancing shoes! Help raise money for the library while having fun and getting fit. Pick up your sponsorship form at the children's desk when you register for the program. For children 12 and under. | Tredyffrin Public Library | 02/04/12 | Strafford |
Premiere South Jersey and Philly Cover Band Dollar Drinks At Bobby Ray's Presented by Dollar Drinks band February 4, 2012 Dollar Drinks a premiere South Jersey and Philly area rock cover band will be rocking Bobby Ray's! | Dollar Drinks band | 02/04/12 | Pennsauken |
Winter Fun DayPresented by Briar Bush Nature Center at Briar Bush Nature Center February 4, 2012 Nature doesn’t mind the cold or snow and neither should you! Winter is a great time to get outside so head to Briar Bush for winter-only fun in the woods. Take a hike to look at the shapes of trees, hunt for animal tracks and watch birds search for food at the Bird Observatory. Feeling chilly? Warm up by the campfire or come in to the museum for crafts, story time, animal shows and warm drinks.
Funding for this event is provided by Lens Friends. | Briar Bush Nature Center | 02/04/12 | Abington |
SCH Academy Camp and Summer FairPresented by Springside Chestnut Hill Academy February 4, 2012 Beat the winter doldrums and get an early jump on plans for your kids’ summer by coming to Springside Chestnut Hill Academy’s 21st annual Camp & Summer Program Fair, the largest camp fair in Philadelphia, where you will find nearly 100 camps and summer programs for every interest and age from around the area and region as well as national and international programs.
Variety is the theme for this year’s fair, with representation from a wide range of program... | Springside Chestnut Hill Academy | 02/04/12 | Philadelphia |
Free Child ID Event Presented by Perkasie Olde Towne Association at Pennridge High School February 4, 2012 As a service to the community, the Perkasie Olde Towne Association is offering parents and guardians an opportunity to create an electronic record of their children's identity. Senior citizens are also encouraged to participate. Parents and guardians are encouraged to take the few minutes necessary to create a permanent record of their children's identity.
The Child ID program provides the means to quickly get vital information to emergency responders. It includes all 10... | Perkasie Olde Towne Association | 02/04/12 | Perkasie |
A Visit with Harriet TubmanPresented by J. Lewis Crozer Library at J. Lewis Crozer Library February 4, 2012 Harriet Tubman kicks off Black History Month at the J. Lewis Crozer Library! Families and African American history enthusiasts of all ages are invited to see renowned local actress and writer Dr. Daisy Century bring the heroic Harriet Tubman to life right in the library! | J. Lewis Crozer Library | 02/04/12 | Chester |
Cupcakes and ChampagnePresented by Chamaeleon Boutique February 4, 2012 Somethings never change at Chamaeleon Boutique! It has been tradition since we opened to celebrate our Birthday with Cupcakes and Champagne! Thank you to More Than Cakes for donating the cupcakes!
Our Birthday Gift to you is 40% OFF 40% of the Store! Stop in on Saturday, February 4th to see what items are marked down especially for you! | Chamaeleon Boutique | 02/04/12 | Ambler |
70s Theme Music NightPresented by The National Hotel February 4, 2012 Join us as Mike Pfeiffer will help us celebrate 2012 with our monthly music themed nights. We'll start with a great night of 70s music, with prizes given all night including one for best 70s-inspired costume. Come with music requests, come dressed in your best interpretation of the 70s dy-no-mite threads, mellow out to Mike's music, or just come down to have a great night filled with music, fun, and laughter.
Special drinks will mixed by Donna Jane Sampler starting at 8 pm... | The National Hotel | 02/04/12 | Frenchtown |
Ward Lamon: Abraham Lincoln's BodyguardPresented by Heritage Center of the Union League February 4, 2012 Come hear historian and actor Robert O'Connor retell the story of Ward Lamon, Abraham Lincoln's personal bodyguard who had a front seat to the events in our country's most tumultuous time. | Heritage Center of the Union League | 02/04/12 | Philadelphia |
Pancakes & DJ BattlePresented by PNK Elephant February 4, 2012 DJ Five, Dj Suga Shay, DJ Jovi will battle for a pnkelephant gift card and a Michael Vick autographed item. Pancackes and unlimited mimosas will be served. | PNK Elephant | 02/04/12 | Philadelphia |
Fashion To Figure Cherry Hill: Grand OpeningPresented by Fashion To Figure at Cherry Hill Mall February 4, 2012 Fashion To Figure, a fashion retailer for sizes 12-26, will celebrate its grand opening. Guests are invited to shop and to take advantage of hourly raffle prizes, a DJ, and the chance to win a $200 shopping spree. Ten percent of proceeds will go to the Michael J. Fox Foundation. | Fashion To Figure | 02/04/12 | Cherry Hill |
| Kids Join the Continental Army | Valley Forge National Historical Park | 02/04/12 | King of Prussia |
Christopher Manzione: ExcavatumPresented by Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts at Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts September 24, 2011-February 5, 2012 Christopher Manzione’s work is an exploration of sculpture made possible by digital modeling and fabrication. Using 3D scanning and modeling, Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) milling and rapid prototyping, the artist manufactures objects that appear as though formed in nature. | Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts | 09/24/11-
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| 2011 MFA Biennial: Masters of the Visual Universe | Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts | 10/07/11-
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Sunday Stroll: Super Bowl Get-awayPresented by Silver Lake Nature Center at Silver Lake Nature Center February 5, 2012 Get out and stretch those legs and breath some fresh air before the game starts. Join a Naturalist for an informative and leisurely stroll along the trails. Topic is nature driven and influenced by audience interest. Meet in the Nature Center Visitor Building. | Silver Lake Nature Center | 02/05/12 | Bristol |
Fleisher Wind Challenge Exhibition Series: Challenge 2Presented by Fleisher Art Memorial at Fleisher Art Memorial December 9, 2011-February 5, 2012 The 34th season of the Fleisher Wind Challenge Exhibition Series, The Delaware Valley's premiere juried exhibition program, continues with Wind Challenge 2, featuring new work by Anita Allyn, Laura Ledbetter and Erin M. Riley. The Wind Challenge 2 exhibition pairs three artists that explore the effects of cultural imagery on our personal lives, while also examining the division between our public and private lives. | Fleisher Art Memorial | 12/09/11-
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Member Artists Group ShowPresented by Twenty-Two Gallery at Twenty-Two Gallery January 13-February 5, 2012 The annual Member Artists Group Show. A wonderful grouping of 22 local artists' work in many mediums, including oils, acrylics, sculpture, print work, mixed media and photography. | Twenty-Two Gallery | 01/13/12-
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Celebrate Thaddeus Kosciuszko's BirthdayPresented by Independence National Historical Park at Second Bank of the United States February 4-February 5, 2012 Celebrate Thaddeus Kosciuszko's Birthday (February 4th, 1746) all weekend. Join a Park Ranger for a special tour of the Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank featuring Kosciuszko and other notable foreign generals who helped America win independence.
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Opening Party: Solo Series Spring 2012Presented by Abington Art Center at Abington Art Center February 5, 2012 Join us Abington Art Center for a reception with light refreshments and a wine bar as they celebrate the opening of the first Solo Series of the new year! The show includes four simultaneous solo exhibitions by Colleen McCubbin Stepanic, Susie Forrester, Csilla Sadloch and Emily Steinberg (image shown) on view through March 25th. | Abington Art Center | 02/05/12 | Jenkintown |
Super Bowl 5KPresented by Great Guys Group at Kildare's Irish Pub - West Chester February 5, 2012 Our friends at Chester County Running Store are hosting a 5K to benefit the Great Guys Group! Lace up your sneaks and make your gridiron – the grid of downtown West Chester. Before watching the BIG GAME, come out to race the Downtown West Chester SUPER BOWL 5K. This event is sponsored by Kildare’s Irish Pub and benefits the Great Guys Group to help bring hope home by supporting local families battling cancer. T-shirts guaranteed to the first 300 per-registered runners. Register... | Great Guys Group | 02/05/12 | West Chester |
Winter Bird WalkPresented by Friends of Glen Providence Park at Glen Providence Park February 5, 2012 Join the Friends of Glen Providence Park for a bird walk led by Al Guarente of the Birding Club of Delaware County. You just never know what birds you'll see in the winter—this Great Horned Owl was spotted in the park in January!
Meet at the Glen Providence Park entrance at 3rd & West Streets in Media. Approximate distance one mile. Be prepared for steep and possibly muddy terrain. And bring binoculars!
| Friends of Glen Providence Park | 02/05/12 | Media |
Bank of America's Museums on UsPresented by African American Museum in Philadelphia at African American Museum in Philadelphia February 4-February 5, 2012 Bank of America is offering its customers a weekend of fun through Museums on Us, giving bank cardholders free admission to some of the most exciting cultural venues in Philadelphia. As part of Museums on Us, more than 150 leading U.S. cultural institutions, in 91 cities across the country, open their doors to bank cardholders on the first full weekend of each month. Other upcoming weekends include: March 3-4 and April 7-8.
Museums include the African American Museum in... | African American Museum in Philadelphia | 02/04/12-
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A Fiction Reading by Adam WilsonPresented by University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House at University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House February 6, 2012 Adam Wilson is the author of the novel Flatscreen, forthcoming from Harper Perennial in February 2012. His journalism, criticism, and fiction appear in many publications including the Paris Review, Bookforum, the New York Times, the Literary Review, the New York Observer, Meridian, Washington Square Review, the New York Tyrant, Gigantic, Time Out New York, the Forward, Paste, and the recent anthology,... | University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House | 02/06/12 | Philadelphia |
Speed Dating for singles 25 to 35Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Charles Santore Branch at Free Library of Philadelphia - Charles Santore Branch February 6, 2012 Throughout the beginning of February, The Free Library is holding various free speed dating events in many of our branches, just in time for you to find a special someone to be your Valentine.
Participants are encouraged to bring a book they loved, hated, or just recently read to use as an icebreaker. One lucky couple at each event will win Author Events tickets to see Anne Rice, bestselling author of The Vampire Chronicles series, and have their first date at the Free Library... | Free Library of Philadelphia - Charles Santore Branch | 02/06/12 | Philadelphia |
| Children's Haitian Quilt Square Workshop | Free Library of Philadelphia - Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Branch | 02/06/12 | Philadelphia |
The Defiant OnesPresented by Elizabethtown College at Elizabethtown College February 6, 2012 The Defiant Ones follows two escaped prisoners – an African-American and a white racist from the deep American South – as they escape from prison shackled to one another.
The screening includes a discussion by Dr. Michael Swanson, associate professor of Theater and coordinator of Theater and Dance at Elizabethtown College. | Elizabethtown College | 02/06/12 | Elizabethtown |
A Poetry Reading by Wayne Miller Presented by University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House at University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House February 7, 2012 Wayne Miller is the author of three collections of poems, The City, Our City (Milkweed Editions, 2011), The Book of Props (2009), and Only the Senses Sleep (New Issues, 2006). He is also the translator of Moikom Zeqo’s I Don’t Believe in Ghosts (BOA Editions, 2007) and a co-editor of both New European Poets (Graywolf, 2008; w/ Kevin Prufer) and Tamura Ryuichi: On the Life & Work of a 20th Century Master (Pleiades Press, 2011;... | University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House | 02/07/12 | Philadelphia |
Organ TuesdaysPresented by Music at Abington at Abington Presbyterian Church February 7, 2012 Co-sponsored by the American Guild of Organists, each Tuesday features an area organist in a 40- minute recital.
February 7 - Jonathon Riss, Director of Music, St. John's Lutheran Church, Melrose Park. | Music at Abington | 02/07/12 | Abington |
Red Tape in the American RevolutionPresented by Friends of Valley Forge Park at Washington Memorial Chapel February 7, 2012 Bob Sullivan, publisher, businessman, re-enactor, volunteer, and prop master, speaks about the red tape of the American Revolution. Ranging in size from small scraps and notes to large, oversize forms, the “paperwork” of the Revolution is, surprisingly, far from a mundane subject. Refreshments provided. | Friends of Valley Forge Park | 02/07/12 | Valley Forge |
Marketing for ArtistsPresented by Main Line Art Center at Main Line Art Center February 7, 2012 Register for this free conference call class to get great tips for marketing your art and have an opportunity to speak with Aletta de Wal in advance of her in-depth career training workshops.
| Main Line Art Center | 02/07/12 | Haverford |
Visibly Invisible - DesignPhiladelphia Spring LecturesPresented by DesignPhiladelphia at University of the Arts - Dorrance Hamilton Hall February 7, 2012
Regina Lee Blaszczyk: “From Parlor to iPhone: Our Gadgets, Our Identities.”
An award-winning design historian, Blaszczyk explores the hidden meanings of the things we use every day. Her whirlwind tour of 150 years of consumer culture highlights the invisible links between the Victorian parlor and the I-want-it-now culture of Apple, Facebook and Twitter. | DesignPhiladelphia | 02/07/12 | Philadelphia |
Blogging WorkshopPresented by J. Lewis Crozer Library at J. Lewis Crozer Library February 7, 2012 Featuring Stefan Roots, The CCityBlogger, publisher of The Chester City Blog (www.Chesterblog.com). Learn the ins and outs of getting a blog up and running!
| J. Lewis Crozer Library | 02/07/12 | Chester |
The Alzheimer's Prevention ProgramPresented by Penn Bookstore at University of Pennsylvania Bookstore February 7, 2012 Best-selling Author Dr. Gary Small shares the latest scientific evidence on prevention strategies and will outline a 7-day plan for better brain health. This event is in conjunction with the Penn Memory Center. | Penn Bookstore | 02/07/12 | Philadelphia |
Guided Tour: A Walk with the CuratorPresented by Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College at Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College February 8, 2012 Join Andrew Bunting, Curator of the Scott Arboretum, for a series of free tours at the Scott Arboretum. The A Walk with the Curator program provides an in-depth look at the collections, gardens, and plant selections through the eyes of the man responsible for curating the collection. Andrew Bunting will discuss the most recent accessions acquired for the collection, why plants were removed from the collection (and maybe should be removed from your garden), and the latest garden designs at... | Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College | 02/08/12 | Swarthmore |
| PM @ Penn Museum: 2nd Wednesday Quizzo | University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) | 02/08/12 | Philadelphia |
School in the CrosshairsPresented by Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia February 8, 2012 School in the Crosshairs (1981)
A gifted high school student fights invading Venusians. Pure filmmaking insanity from the director of the 1977 cult phenomenon House.
An Unknown Japan film screening presentation. | Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia | 02/08/12 | Philadelphia |
Speed Dating for singles ages 25 to 35Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library February 8, 2012 Throughout the beginning of February, The Free Library is holding various free speed dating events in many of our branches, just in time for you to find a special someone to be your Valentine.
Participants are encouraged to bring a book they loved, hated, or just recently read to use as an icebreaker. One lucky couple at each event will win Author Events tickets to see Anne Rice, bestselling author of The Vampire Chronicles series, and have their first date at the Free Library... | Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library | 02/08/12 | Philadelphia |
Speed Dating for singles ages 35 to 45Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Tacony Branch at Free Library of Philadelphia - Tacony Branch February 8, 2012 Throughout the beginning of February, The Free Library is holding various free speed dating events in many of our branches, just in time for you to find a special someone to be your Valentine.
Participants are encouraged to bring a book they loved, hated, or just recently read to use as an icebreaker. One lucky couple at each event will win Author Events tickets to see Anne Rice, bestselling author of The Vampire Chronicles series, and have their first date at the Free Library... | Free Library of Philadelphia - Tacony Branch | 02/08/12 | Philadelphia |
Speed Dating for singles over age 50Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library February 8, 2012 Throughout the beginning of February, The Free Library is holding various free speed dating events in many of our branches, just in time for you to find a special someone to be your Valentine.
Participants are encouraged to bring a book they loved, hated, or just recently read to use as an icebreaker. One lucky couple at each event will win Author Events tickets to see Anne Rice, bestselling author of The Vampire Chronicles series, and have their first date at the Free Library... | Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library | 02/08/12 | Philadelphia |
| Haitian Music and Folklore | Free Library of Philadelphia - Charles L. Durham Branch | 02/08/12 | Philadelphia |
How the New Advertising Industry is Defining Your Identity and Your WorldPresented by Penn Bookstore at University of Pennsylvania Bookstore February 8, 2012 Penn Professor Joseph Turow explains how the customized media environment we inhabit today actually reflects diminished consumer power. Based on new research and interview with industry insiders, Turow will show how advertisers have come to wield greater power over individual consumers and media outlets. | Penn Bookstore | 02/08/12 | Philadelphia |
Travels at Twelve: Botanizing in HondurasPresented by Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College at Swarthmore College - Lang Performing Arts Center February 9, 2012 Join Curator Andrew Bunting for a botanical exploration of Honduras. In March of 2011 Andrew spent a week birding and botanizing in Honduras. Starting in the capital Tegulcigalpa he headed north into the highlands of La Tigra National Park. From there he went north to Lake Yojoa, the wettest spot in the country. He visited the Lancetilla Botanical Gardens on the Caribbean Coast. The trip culminated with an outing to the arid Auguan Valley.
Free and open to the public, Travels at... | Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College | 02/09/12 | Swarthmore |
What's Love Got To Do With It? Fertilization Imagery in the Art of Klimt, Kahlo, and RiveraPresented by Wagner Free Institute of Science at Wagner Free Institute of Science February 9, 2012 Saint Valentine's Day, a celebration of love between intimate companions, is often symbolized by images of hearts, doves, cupids and... embryos? Images of fertilized cells and fetuses may not be traditional icons for Saint Valentine’s Day, but a few unconventional 20th-century artists used these modern scientific depictions to speak about love, passion, politics, and society.
Dr. Scott Gilbert, a Professor of Biology at Swarthmore College, recently made the fascinating... | Wagner Free Institute of Science | 02/09/12 | Philadelphia |
| Faculty Recital: Julie Bishop, soprano and Jean-François Proulx, piano | Temple University - Boyer College of Music and Dance | 02/09/12 | Philadelphia |
Love Letter Writing Workshop at Harcum CollegePresented by Harcum College February 9, 2012 Harcum College invites students and Main Line-area residents to take a step back in time and experience one of the oldest art forms, love-letter writing, in a new and exciting way. “For the Love of Letters” will feature writing instruction from professional letter writer and author Samara O’Shea. Her expertise will help those out of practice or in need of some writing assistance learn how to make an emotional connection through a well-crafted love letter.
| Harcum College | 02/09/12 | Bryn Mawr |
Speed Dating for singles ages 25 to 35Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Andorra Branch at Free Library of Philadelphia - Andorra Branch February 9, 2012 Throughout the beginning of February, The Free Library is holding various free speed dating events in many of our branches, just in time for you to find a special someone to be your Valentine.
Participants are encouraged to bring a book they loved, hated, or just recently read to use as an icebreaker. One lucky couple at each event will win Author Events tickets to see Anne Rice, bestselling author of The Vampire Chronicles series, and have their first date at the Free Library... | Free Library of Philadelphia - Andorra Branch | 02/09/12 | Philadelphia |
